Misunderstanding of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Use Among Men Who Have Sex with Men: Public Health and Policy Implications

Purpose: Street markets in antiretroviral medications for HIV have been documented, but sources of demand are not well understood. We report unexpected findings from qualitative research suggesting that some demand is for informal pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Methods: Focus groups with young men...

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Autores principales: Kurtz, Steven P., Buttram, Mance E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. 2016
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Short Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5165658/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26720130
http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/lgbt.2015.0069
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description Purpose: Street markets in antiretroviral medications for HIV have been documented, but sources of demand are not well understood. We report unexpected findings from qualitative research suggesting that some demand is for informal pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Methods: Focus groups with young men who have sex with men (N = 31) yielded information on their understanding and use of PrEP. Results: Of those who had heard of it, few understood PrEP to be a physician-prescribed regimen; most believed it to be a pill taken before and/or after sex and acquired on the street or through HIV-positive friends. Conclusion: Implications for PrEP rollout and public health policy are discussed.
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spelling pubmed-51656582017-01-11 Misunderstanding of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Use Among Men Who Have Sex with Men: Public Health and Policy Implications Kurtz, Steven P. Buttram, Mance E. LGBT Health Short Reports Purpose: Street markets in antiretroviral medications for HIV have been documented, but sources of demand are not well understood. We report unexpected findings from qualitative research suggesting that some demand is for informal pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Methods: Focus groups with young men who have sex with men (N = 31) yielded information on their understanding and use of PrEP. Results: Of those who had heard of it, few understood PrEP to be a physician-prescribed regimen; most believed it to be a pill taken before and/or after sex and acquired on the street or through HIV-positive friends. Conclusion: Implications for PrEP rollout and public health policy are discussed. Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. 2016-12-01 2016-12-01 /pmc/articles/PMC5165658/ /pubmed/26720130 http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/lgbt.2015.0069 Text en © Steven P. Kurtz and Mance E. Buttram, 2016; Published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. This Open Access article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and the source are credited.
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